An integrated approach for the selection of Best Available Techniques (BAT) for the industries in the greater Athens area using multi-objective combinatorial optimization

Mavrotas, G; Georgopoulou, E; Mirasgedis, S; Sarafidis, Y; Lalas, D; Hontou, V; Gakis, N

dc.contributor.author	Mavrotas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Georgopoulou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Mirasgedis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Sarafidis, Y	en
dc.contributor.author	Lalas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Hontou, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Gakis, N	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:54Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:54Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0140-9883	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17802
dc.subject	Best Available Technique	en
dc.subject	Energy	en
dc.subject	Industry	en
dc.subject	Multi-objective optimization	en
dc.subject.classification	Economics	en
dc.subject.other	Combinatorial optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Multiobjective optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Pareto principle	en
dc.subject.other	Best Available Techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Pareto optimal solutions	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	adaptation	en
dc.subject.other	environmental economics	en
dc.subject.other	environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	industry	en
dc.subject.other	manufacturing	en
dc.subject.other	optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Georgia]	en
dc.subject.other	Georgia	en
dc.subject.other	North America	en
dc.subject.other	United States	en
dc.title	An integrated approach for the selection of Best Available Techniques (BAT) for the industries in the greater Athens area using multi-objective combinatorial optimization	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.eneco.2007.01.002	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2007.01.002	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Recognizing that the industrial sector is one of the major sources of environmental impacts, there is a strong effort towards "cleaner" production. In this context, the European Union strongly encourages the adaptation of Best Available Techniques (BATs) which practically constitute recommended techniques for each one of the steps in the manufacturing process (Directive 96/61 EC). In the current case study, we examine the industrial sector of the greater Athens area under the prism of BATs introduction. The aim of the analysis is to find the mixture of BATs for the entire industrial sector that satisfies as much as possible the economic criteria (expressed by the Net Present Value of the projects) and the environmental criteria (quantified by the emission reduction in major pollutants). The obtained multi-objective optimization problem is addressed using two methods: (1) goal programming and (2) generation of the Pareto optimal solutions using the epsilon-constraint method, followed by an interactive filtering procedure in order to select the most preferred Pareto optimal solution (BAT mixture). The computational tool for implementing these methods is also described and the results from the application in the industrial sector of die greater Athens area are presented. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Energy Economics	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.eneco.2007.01.002	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000247797800017	en
dc.identifier.volume	29	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	953	en
dc.identifier.epage	973	en